reconsecrated
Restored to sacred status
Reconsecrated means consecrated again—restored to sacred status after desecration, renovation, or a period of secular use.
Churches damaged by war or fire are reconsecrated when repairs finish.
A building converted to other purposes and later returned to worship would be reconsecrated: The cathedral was reconsecrated after the restoration was complete.
Pledge again to purpose
- restoreReturn to earlier state
- reclaimTake back possession
- reviveRestore consciousness or vigor
- reestablishRestore after interruption
renew · rebirth · resurrection · reopening · reinstated · returned · recovered · rebuilt
Sacred ritual table
- sanctuaryProtected sacred space
- chapelSmall worship room
- shrineSacred devotional place
- templeSacred worship structure
tabernacle · cathedral · basilica · church · mosque · synagogue · relic · reliquary
Confer favor upon
- anointApply ceremonial oil
- hallowTo make sacred
- purifyRemove unwanted substances
- dedicateSet apart formally
devote · ordain · solemnize · venerate · beatify · canonize · exalt · glorify
Place for interring remains
- burial groundLand for interring remains
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- church buildingReligious worship facility
- war memorialTribute to fallen soldiers
historic site · monastery · convent · graveyard · ossuary · crypt · mausoleum · defiled
rededicate
Pledge again to purpose
reestablish · renew · rebirth · resurrection · reopening · reinstated · returned · recovered · rebuilt · renovated
altar
Sacred ritual table
temple · tabernacle · cathedral · basilica · church · mosque · synagogue · relic · reliquary · holy water
bless
Confer favor upon
dedicate · devote · ordain · solemnize · venerate · beatify · canonize · exalt · glorify · set apart
cemetery
Place for interring remains
- burial groundLand for interring remains
- battlefieldCombat engagement area
- church buildingReligious worship facility
war memorial · historic site · monastery · convent · graveyard · ossuary · crypt · mausoleum · defiled · vandalized
reconsecrateddesecrated
Violated something sacred
profaned · defiled · violated · deconsecrated · sacrilege
reconsecrateddeconsecrated
Formally made unholy
secularized · decommissioned · unconsecrated · abandoned · defrocked
reconsecratedunredeemed
Not converted to value
unpurified · uncleansed · forsaken · unrestored · unreconstituted
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